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Non-destructive analysis of flake properties in automotive paints with full-field optical coherence tomography and 3D segmentation

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Non-destructive analysis of flake properties in automotive paints with full-field optical coherence tomography and 3D segmentation. / Zhang, Jinke; Williams, Bryan M.; Lawman, Samuel et al.
In: Optics Express, Vol. 25, No. 16, 07.08.2017, p. 18614-18628.

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Zhang, J, Williams, BM, Lawman, S, Atkinson, D, Zhang, Z, Shen, Y & Zheng, Y 2017, 'Non-destructive analysis of flake properties in automotive paints with full-field optical coherence tomography and 3D segmentation', Optics Express, vol. 25, no. 16, pp. 18614-18628. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.018614

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Zhang, J., Williams, B. M., Lawman, S., Atkinson, D., Zhang, Z., Shen, Y., & Zheng, Y. (2017). Non-destructive analysis of flake properties in automotive paints with full-field optical coherence tomography and 3D segmentation. Optics Express, 25(16), 18614-18628. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.018614

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Zhang J, Williams BM, Lawman S, Atkinson D, Zhang Z, Shen Y et al. Non-destructive analysis of flake properties in automotive paints with full-field optical coherence tomography and 3D segmentation. Optics Express. 2017 Aug 7;25(16):18614-18628. doi: 10.1364/OE.25.018614

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Zhang, Jinke ; Williams, Bryan M. ; Lawman, Samuel et al. / Non-destructive analysis of flake properties in automotive paints with full-field optical coherence tomography and 3D segmentation. In: Optics Express. 2017 ; Vol. 25, No. 16. pp. 18614-18628.

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